State Bar routes most of the ledger questions back to the Deputy General Counsel

• May 26, 2026

  In a second May 26 email, Shiptenko reviewed the consolidated question ledger and wrote that questions 1 through 5 and 10 through 15 were not accommodation cases and must be directed to NeSmith. This is eleven of the fifteen ledger questions sent to the Deputy General Counsel. The fifteen question ledger reached him at 1:07 PM the same day, and he answered twice that afternoon.

  John J. Shiptenko, Senior Assistant General Counsel

  May 26 question-routing email from John Shiptenko▸ Primary document linked

  Why it matters: Most access and status questions were redirected to the official who had stated the Bar was not covered by Title II.

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